This species is known from the Atlantic Forest domain, and is found in four municipalities in the state of São Paulo: Bertioga (Parque das Neblinas); Mogi das Cruzes (Biritiba Ussu district),
Cubatão, and São Paulo (Bororé district) (Berneck et al. 2008). It is found between
600 and 900 m asl (B. Berneck pers. comm. 2009). It may be slightly more widely distributed (B. Berneck pers. comm. 2009).

The species is commonly found within patches of Atlantic Forest and less frequently within Eucalyptus plantations. Males can be heard calling from the forest floor amidst the leaf litter in the afternoon and evening hours during the rainy season (September to March) (Berneck et al. 2008). It is a forest-associated species, more so than congener Leptodactylus marmoratus (B. Berneck pers. comm. 2009).